Advent of Code Day 4 -- Scratchcards

So, I’m back to solving the puzzle in Haskell again. This puzzle was easy enough for me to figure out.

December 4, 2023 · 5 min · 1028 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 3 -- Gear Ratios

My Haskell experiments end. Even though I got the answer, have I failed?

December 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1118 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 2 -- Cube Conundrum

The hands of the Christmas elf are far, far larger than they appear.

December 2, 2023 · 7 min · 1436 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 1 -- Trebuchet?!

Elves can’t fly, but maybe YOU can… with a little help from a friendly Christmas trebuchet…

December 1, 2023 · 6 min · 1152 words · Tipa

Advent of Code 2023 -- Day 0

Oh heck… it’s just about Advent of Code time! I am SO FAR from being ready.

November 30, 2023 · 3 min · 443 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 25 -- Full of Hot Air

That’s a wrap – a Christmas wrap! – on Advent of Code 2022!

December 25, 2022 · 2 min · 373 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 24 -- Blizzard Basin

The Christmas elves don’t like the snow for some reason? They have the wrong boss, I think. Well, we better help them get through those couple hundred blizzards.

December 24, 2022 · 3 min · 509 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 23 -- Unstable Diffusion

…because Stable Diffusion was already used, I guess. This is the annual cellular automata puzzle. Plus, why no puzzle 22?

December 23, 2022 · 3 min · 626 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 21 -- Monkey Math

Hey, monkeys again! Shouting! Luckily, we have an elephant to interpret. I feel… morally uneasy about today’s solution.

December 21, 2022 · 3 min · 500 words · Tipa

Advent of Code Day 20 -- Grove Positioning System

As someone remarked today on Reddit, the entire plan hinged upon you remembering a ten digit prime number you randomly overheard twenty days ago.

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 372 words · Tipa